Mise En Sc?ne: The Lives and Afterlives of Urban Landscapes [Hardcover]

Mise-en-Sc?ne is an immersive exploration of the social lives of urban landscapesthe actors and actions that compose the daily theater of urban life.

Conceived as a unique collaboration between an urbanist, Chris Reed, and a photographer, Mike Belleme, the book combines photo essays, original maps and drawings, newly commissioned essays, excerpts from historical writings, and interviews with residents. The book is centered around seven visual case studies depicting life in seven American cities: Los Angeles, Galveston, St. Louis, Green Bay, Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Boston. The result is a rigorous and artful examination of the social, cultural, environmental, and economic challenges of life in American cities today.CN Richly illustrated and designed to appeal to a broad audience of architects, designers, photographers, and general public interested in the contemporary city. Critical yet accessible examination of the current state of planning, urbanism, and civic design across America. Unique collaboration between an urbanist and a photographer. Mike Bellemes work has been featured on the cover of TIME Magazine, and regularly appears in the New York Times.Book design by award-winning graphic design and editorial studio IN-FO.CO. Chris Reed is a longtime professor of landscape urbanism at Harvard Graduate School of Design and his studio Stoss Landscape Urbanism is a winner of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Landscape Architecture."Mise-en-Scène is a handsome hardcover, with focus on cities where Stoss has produced projects including Los Angeles; Galveston, Texas; St. Louis; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Ann Arobr, Michigan; Detroit; and Boston, which is home base for founding Director Chris Reed, FASLA."  --Landscape Architecture Magazine